Gold and Other Precious Metals

This is a book which views and presents the gold and other precious metal extractions from a new wider angle extending to include both the earth and the metallurgical sciences.

Inhalt
I.- 1 The mineral industry Present state of the art.- 2 Reasons for poor planning of precious metal recoveries.- 3 Market value and other variables affecting recovery decisions and recovery costs.- 4 Methods and techniques for the study of ores.- 5 General principles of mineral processing.- II.- 6 Gold.- 7 Silver.- 8 Differences between gold and silver and their effects on recoveries.- 9 Platinum group elements.- 10 Uranium.- 11 Base metals.- 12 Mineral exploration.- Conclusions.- Glossary of Minerals, Rocks and Geological Terms.- References.